Nova Scotia Archives
Helen Creighton: Folklife
Sound Recordings
At the center of Helen Creighton’s work was her process of collecting audio recordings. In this section of the resource you can experience everything from local anecdotes to music hall jam sessions. To support these recordings, collector’s notes from Helen and her researchers, as well as added information from the processing archivist have been provided.
Audio Reel 5089
Includes recording number: 623 ; 624 Bluebird; 627 King's Keys ; 628 Here We Go Gathering Nuts in May ; 629 Here Comes One Duke A-Riding; 630 Rattlesnake; 631 I Wrote a Letter to a Friend; 632 On This Carpet; 633 London Bridge listen for more...
Audio Reel 5090
Includes recording number: 636 Last Neet (The New Pollis); 637 Hail Caledonia; 638 Johnny Come Down To Hilo; 639 I Belong to Glasgow; 640 Boney; 641 Johnny Bowker; 642 Drunken Sailor; 643 Blow The Man Down; 644 Shenandoah listen for more...
Audio Reel 5091
Includes recording number: 650; 651 O No John; 652 Grannie's Hieland Hame; 653; 654; 655 listen for more...
Audio Reel 5092
Includes recording number: 656; 657; 658; 659 listen for more...
Audio Reel 5093
Includes recording number: 660; 661; 662; 663; 664 listen for more...
Audio Reel 5094
Includes recording number: 665; 666 listen for more...
Audio Reel 5095
Includes recording number: 667 Fox; 668; 669 Little Sam; 670; 671; 672 listen for more...
Audio Reel 5096
Includes recording number: 673 National Anthem in Micmac; 674 Mass for the Dead; 675 Vespers in Micmac; 676 Lamb of God in Micmac; 677 St. Anne's prayer in Micmac; 678; 679 Indian Ceremonial Song; 680; 681 listen for more...
Audio Reel 5097
Includes recording number: 686; 687; 688; 689; 690; 691; 692; 693; 694 listen for more...
Audio Reel 5098
Includes recording number: 704 Waiata Poi; 705 Toia Mai Te Waka; 706 Matangi; 707 E Te Arawa; 708 Island Herdmaid; 709 Eriskay Love Lilt; 710 Island Sheiling Song; 711; 712 listen for more...
Audio Reel 5099
Includes recording number: 716; 717; 718 Lord Randall; 719; 720; 721; 722; 723; 724 listen for more...
Audio Reel 5100
Includes recording number: 725; 726; 727; 728; 729; 730 listen for more...
Audio Reel 5101
Includes recording number: 731; 732; 733 listen for more...
Audio Reel 5102
Includes recording number: 734 This Young Woman; 735 I Wish I Had a Little Keg; 736 Frog and the Mouse; 737 Johnny Riley; 738 Peter Emery; 739; 740; 742; 743 listen for more...
Audio Reel 5103
Includes recording number: 748 Gallic story told by a child; 749 Gallic story told by a child; 750 Gallic story told by a child; 751 Gallic story told by a child; 752 Farewell sung in Gallic; 753 Skye Boat Song by children's chorus; 754 O Teannaibh Dhuth I's Togaibh Fonn; 755 Fhir A'Bhata by children's chorus; 756 Hi ho ro 's na horo eile listen for more...
Interested in a particular style of folk song or type of story? Helen often assigned a genre term to her recordings. Choose a genre below to listen.
Interested in recordings in a particular language? Helen recorded people singing and speaking in multiple languages. Language terms were assigned by Creighton herself. Choose a language below to listen:
Interested in recordings with a particular instrument? Helen recorded people playing and signing with multiple instruments. Instrument solos and/or accompaniment were assigned by Creighton herself. Choose an instrument below to listen: